Legal Opinion
W. E. Rippon & Son, as Owner of the Sheerlegs Pluto, Libelant-Appellee v. United States of America, as Owner of the U.S.N.S. Ocklawaha
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided June 18, 1965No. 303, Docket 29291PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MOORE, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal by the United States from a salvage award of $45,230.53 in admiralty to libelant, W. E. Rippon & Son (Rippon), a British corporation, for salvage services rendered to the U. S. N. S. “Ocklawaha.” The facts, as found by the District Court, are not seriously in dispute, with the exception of the status of Captain Williams.
On February 28,' 1959, the Ocklawaha went aground on a reef off Tripoli Harbor, Libya. The vessel carried JP4 jet fuel and a quantity of aviation gasoline consigned to the United States Air Force in Libya.
After running aground, the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- The George W. ElzeyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1918
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